Hello! I want to read more poetry! Please share some poetry you like (either posted here or by a link), and perhaps your thoughts on that poetry, and your thoughts on the poetry that is here.
Let's start with a cheerful classic!
The Orange - Wendy Cope
At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.
And that orange, it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.
This is peace and contentment. It's new.
The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all the jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I'm glad I exist.
It's so simple and lovely! Just the contentment of a life, finding things to take joy in, sharing those things out with friends and doing Stuff. And the rhythm is so easy and simple and smooth, just like the life it's portraying. A peaceful, ordinary existence depicted in a little poem with the vibrancy of a juicy orange!
Let's start with a cheerful classic!
The Orange - Wendy Cope
At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.
And that orange, it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.
This is peace and contentment. It's new.
The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all the jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I'm glad I exist.
It's so simple and lovely! Just the contentment of a life, finding things to take joy in, sharing those things out with friends and doing Stuff. And the rhythm is so easy and simple and smooth, just like the life it's portraying. A peaceful, ordinary existence depicted in a little poem with the vibrancy of a juicy orange!